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Hackers Leak DHS Staff Directory, Claim FBI Is Next (csoonline.com)
itwbennett writes: On Sunday, the name, title, email address, and phone number of more than 9,000 DHS employees, with titles ranging from engineers, to security specialists, program analysts, InfoSec and IT, all the way up to director level was posted on Twitter. 'The account went on to claim that an additional data dump focused on 20,000 FBI employees was next,' writes CSO's Steve Ragan. The hacker told Motherboard that the data was obtained by "compromising the email account of a DoJ employee, although he would not elaborate on how that account was accessed in the first place."
For years since the Snowden disclosures we have repeatedly heard from the government If you don't want to be tracked, turn off your phone".. And you have no expectation of privacy when using tools designed to protect your privacy.
So let's see here. "If you want privacy, don't work for civil-rights violating organizations". "You have no expectation of privacy if you work for the NSA, DHS, or are a congressman/woman who has voted to strip away our civil rights".
I won't shed half a tear if the shoe shifts to the other foot once in a while.
That largely depends on their cause. If the cause is to show how insecure the DHS is or to damage its reputation, then mission accomplished.
"They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."
It is not like these lists are ultra top secret. When I worked for a government agency that shall remain nameless, I had access to everyone's email address, name, phone number and work location address. We treated that information with respect for privacy just as we did more sensitive information like SS #, home address, date of birth. Email addresses certainly was not top secret.